Meet the team

Our team extends way beyond the employed staff team to a range of other dedicated people without whom sweda couldn’t fulfil its role in the community. These include friends, volunteers, partners, funders and a board of directors, which is responsible for the overall strategy and governance of the organisation.

The directors attend regular board meetings where they receive regular updates on the performance of projects being delivered at sweda and on income and expenditure profiles.

As this is a company limited by guarantee there are no shareholders and all the directors are volunteers. The CEO answers to the board of directors, but is not a member of it. She is responsible for all other staff and the day-to-day running of the organisation.

Employed team

Davinder Kaur is one of the founding members of SWEDA and has been involved with the organisation since its inception in 1989. She served as a Director on SWEDA’s Board of Management for nearly 10 years before joining SWEDA’s Management Team as a Staff member.

SWEDA has a policy of identifying and engaging with talent and potential, so when Warren Dickens attended as client it quickly became apparent that his computer skills made him stand out from the crowd.

Adrian Waters is a qualified ESOL tutor having gained a University of Cambridge ESOL, ICELT qualification while teaching English in Monterrey, Mexico. More recently he has gained experience of employability tutoring with two large employment providers in the UK.

Hayley graduated from Birmingham University with a 2:1 BA honors degree in English Literature with English Language studies. She worked as assistant manager of a charitable organisation for a brief period before attending SWEDA as a client in January 2013 for a seven week employability programme.

Charon Kaur is an experienced office administrator with over 20 years’ experience in various administration roles. She has worked for private and public sector organisations as well as multi-nationals.

Shahen Bibi has been working as an administration officer for over four years for sweda. She was offered a work placement in 2007 to gain experience and gained a permanent position after six months of work placement.

Volunteers

Peter came to SWEDA in order to add computer skills to his employability portfolio. Shortly afterwards it became clear that it would be beneficial for him to progress with Microsoft courses including Word Processing, Powerpoint & Desktop Publishing due to his keen eye for detail.

Associates

Andy Salmon has long had an entrepreneurial spirit. He built his own successful IT business in Australia which he ran for a decade before selling to a larger organisation. Since returning to the UK, Andy has assisted over 200 existing businesses to achieve their growth aspirations.

Skills, Work and Enterprise Development Agency (SWEDA)
The Business Centre, Church Street, West Bromwich B70 8RP
SWEDA established in 1989 provides services supporting local people into employment, self-employment and social enterprise development